ជ្រៃ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟriːʔ (“banyan, ficus”). Cognate with Mon ဇြဲ and Vietnamese si.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ជ្រៃ
j̥rai
WT romanisation crɨy
(standard) IPA(key) /crɨj/

Noun

ជ្រៃ • (crɨy)

  1. kind of fig tree (Ficus benghalensis)

References

  • ជ្រៃ in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • ជ្រៃ in Chuon Nath (1967) Khmer-Khmer Dictionary. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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